Heredity Vocabulary Word Scramble
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| inherited traits | characteristics that an organism gets from its mom and dad |
| acquired traits | a behavior that is taught or learned |
| dominant | a factor that will determine whether a trait is shown (overrides |
| recessive | a factor not shown when one of a pair is dominant (hidden) |
| genes | units of heredity |
| trait | specific characteristics that vary from one individual to another |
| heredity | the passing of traits from parents to their offspring such as eye color |
| offspring | a new organism produced by parents (seedling |
| learned behavior | a skill that is developed after a living thing is born; developed from experience |
| genetics | the field of science that studies how traits are passed on from parents to offspring |
| transmitted | to pass something on to others |
| behavior | the way in which a living thing acts or responds to its surroundings |
| resemble | having qualities of features in common with someone or something else |
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Emily Fox
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